Evie Update - Day 4

Just look at Evie's cute little face - so much less puffy! The doctors continued to adjust her medications last night and today, and it seems like they finally got the right combination. Her arms and legs are still swollen, but not as badly as yesterday.

Her albumin level is back to normal so they are no longer giving her that. She is currently getting Dobutamine and Lasix through IV, and her aldactone, aspirin, and Viagra orally. (Yes, Evie is on Viagra and has been since her third surgery in February 2009. She needs it for her pulmonary hypertension, which is what it was originally used for.)

She was a little low on some of the electrolytes, so she got those through IV as well. As far as having any other tests during this hospitalization, it will be up in the air until her fluids are totally under control. So she may still have an upper GI, and maybe have an angiogram, but the doctors really don't even want to think that far ahead yet. I can't say I disagree with that - I have learned to live one day at a time since Evie entered our lives!